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Revisiting Revisionism: Vietnam, Counterinsurgency, and the Lessons of Edward Lansdale

Mark Atwood Lawrence
Revisiting Revisionism: Vietnam, Counterinsurgency, and the Lessons of Edward Lansdale

Hope and Hype: Advising Foreign Forces in the Middle of a Counterinsurgency Campaign

Will Selber
Hope and Hype: Advising Foreign Forces in the Middle of a Counterinsurgency Campaign

Elephants in Afghanistan: The Military’s Counterinsurgency Failure

Jason Dempsey
Elephants in Afghanistan: The Military’s Counterinsurgency Failure

The Case for Revising India’s Counterinsurgency Strategy in Kashmir

Ayesha Ray
The Case for Revising India’s Counterinsurgency Strategy in Kashmir

The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in Yemen

Michael Knights
The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in Yemen

Death Solves All Problems: The Authoritarian Counterinsurgency Toolkit

Daniel Byman
Death Solves All Problems: The Authoritarian Counterinsurgency Toolkit

Regimes and Revolt: Authoritarian Ways of Counterinsurgency

David H. Ucko
Regimes and Revolt: Authoritarian Ways of Counterinsurgency

Myth-Busting French Counterinsurgency

Terrence Peterson
Myth-Busting French Counterinsurgency

The Bush Wars: Ellis on Intel, Governance, and Ethics in Counterinsurgency

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on Intel, Governance, and Ethics in Counterinsurgency

The Bush Wars: Ellis on Population-Centric Counterinsurgency

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on Population-Centric Counterinsurgency

Nepal’s Dirty Little War: Counterinsurgency and the Fall of a Hindu King

Michael Vurens van Es
Nepal’s Dirty Little War: Counterinsurgency and the Fall of a Hindu King

Back to Night Raids: Counterinsurgency or Counterbureaucracy?

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
Back to Night Raids: Counterinsurgency or Counterbureaucracy?

The Counterinsurgency Paradigm Shift

Justin Lynch
The Counterinsurgency Paradigm Shift

Between Counterinsurgency and Genocide

Richard Outzen
Between Counterinsurgency and Genocide

The Real Myths of Counterinsurgency

David H. Ucko
The Real Myths of Counterinsurgency

Lessons in Counterinsurgency from the Anglo-Irish War

John Collins
Lessons in Counterinsurgency from the Anglo-Irish War

Video Podcast: Counterinsurgency in Crisis

David H. Ucko, Robert Egnell, Frank Hoffman, and David Maxwell
Video Podcast: Counterinsurgency in Crisis

Keep Fighting: Why the Counterinsurgency Debate Must Go On

Mark Stout
Keep Fighting: Why the Counterinsurgency Debate Must Go On

Clear-hold-build-fail? Rethinking Local-Level Counterinsurgency

David H. Ucko
Clear-hold-build-fail? Rethinking Local-Level Counterinsurgency

Counterinsurgency was never about Afghanistan

Ryan Evans
Counterinsurgency was never about Afghanistan

Iranian Counterinsurgency

Ryan Evans
Iranian Counterinsurgency

Counterinsurgency: Idea vs. Implementation

Jason Fritz
Counterinsurgency: Idea vs. Implementation

Counterinsurgency is Not the Problem

Jason Fritz
Counterinsurgency is Not the Problem

The Wrong Debate: Reflections on Counterinsurgency

Crispin Burke
The Wrong Debate: Reflections on Counterinsurgency

Is the Age of Drones Really the Age of Poor Maneuver?

Antonio Salinas and Jason P. LeVay
Is the Age of Drones Really the Age of Poor Maneuver?

Anchoring Intelligence: Ground Truth in an Age of Synthetic Deception

Nicholas Krohley
Anchoring Intelligence: Ground Truth in an Age of Synthetic Deception

Decline of Operational Art: The Story of A Strategic China Wargame

Marco Lyons
Decline of Operational Art: The Story of A Strategic China Wargame

The Future Role of Clans in Gaza

Yaniv Voller
The Future Role of Clans in Gaza

Ghost Fleet, Ten Years Later: An Interview with P.W. Singer and August Cole

Peter W. Singer and August Cole
Ghost Fleet, Ten Years Later: An Interview with P.W. Singer and August Cole

Russia Is Shrewdly Playing the Long Game in Africa

Hanna Notte
Russia Is Shrewdly Playing the Long Game in Africa

Inside Russia’s Shadow Military Sustaining the War

Mariya Y. Omelicheva
Inside Russia’s Shadow Military Sustaining the War

Emerging Terrorist Threats and Trends

Tricia Bacon, Nathaniel Powell, Aaron Y. Zelin, Amira Jadoon, and Bruce Hoffman
Emerging Terrorist Threats and Trends

The 2025 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2025 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

We Need a Marine Corps, Part III: A Corps Recentered

Ben Connable
We Need a Marine Corps, Part III: A Corps Recentered

We Need a Marine Corps, Part II: A Corps Confounded

Ben Connable
We Need a Marine Corps, Part II: A Corps Confounded

Get Ready for the New Rules of War in the Indo-Pacific

James Kraska and Gavin Logan
Get Ready for the New Rules of War in the Indo-Pacific

Flailing State: The Resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia

Ashley Jackson
Flailing State: The Resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia

Defeating the Houthis Will Require More Than Killing Their Chief

Ari Heistein
Defeating the Houthis Will Require More Than Killing Their Chief

When it Comes to Weaponry, Lethality Is Not Enough

Susan LeVine
When it Comes to Weaponry, Lethality Is Not Enough

The Inevitable Role of Clans in Post-Conflict Stabilization in Gaza

Yaniv Voller
The Inevitable Role of Clans in Post-Conflict Stabilization in Gaza

Haiti: A Best-Case Scenario

Haleigh Bartos, John Chin, and Tyler Ashner
Haiti: A Best-Case Scenario

Lessons From Gaza’s Most Vulnerable: Understanding Civilian Protection in Wartime

Austin Knuppe
Lessons From Gaza’s Most Vulnerable: Understanding Civilian Protection in Wartime

Train, Harden, Sustain: Maintaining the Army’s Lethality in the Nuclear Shadow

Michael Losacco
Train, Harden, Sustain: Maintaining the Army’s Lethality in the Nuclear Shadow

A Framework for Foresight: Methods to Leverage the Lessons of History

Joe Donato​
A Framework for Foresight: Methods to Leverage the Lessons of History

History Has No Lessons for You: A Warning for Policymakers

Joseph Stieb
History Has No Lessons for You: A Warning for Policymakers

Cutting Army Special Operations Will Erode the Military’s Ability to Influence the Modern Battlefield

Cole Livieratos
Cutting Army Special Operations Will Erode the Military’s Ability to Influence the Modern Battlefield

Remaking Mistakes in Gaza

Frank Sobchak
Remaking Mistakes in Gaza

Israel’s Gaza Ground Invasion and the Return of “Strategic Depth”

Rob Geist Pinfold
Israel’s Gaza Ground Invasion and the Return of “Strategic Depth”

Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

Raphael Parens
Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

Moral Injury, Afghanistan, and the Path Toward Recovery

Katherine Selber and Will Selber
Moral Injury, Afghanistan, and the Path Toward Recovery

Using 1202 Authorities to Counter China’s Maritime Militia

Steve Sacks
Using 1202 Authorities to Counter China’s Maritime Militia

Mercenary Shocks: What the War in Ukraine Will Eventually Mean for Africa

Raphael Parens
Mercenary Shocks: What the War in Ukraine Will Eventually Mean for Africa

Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Spencer Reed
Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Deterrence Through Doctrine: The Case for a Joint Counter-Landing Doctrine

Dylan Buck and Zach Ota
Deterrence Through Doctrine: The Case for a Joint Counter-Landing Doctrine

Why Dictators are Afraid of Girls: Rethinking Gender and National Security

Kathleen J. McInnis, Benjamin Jensen, and Jaron Wharton
Why Dictators are Afraid of Girls: Rethinking Gender and National Security

The Case for Getting Rid of the National Security Strategy

Justin Logan and Benjamin H. Friedman
The Case for Getting Rid of the National Security Strategy

Ukraine’s Dream Could Be Taiwan’s Nightmare

Michael Spirtas
Ukraine’s Dream Could Be Taiwan’s Nightmare

Not So Fast: Insights from a 1944 War Plan Help Explain Why Invading Taiwan Is a Costly Gamble

Benjamin Jensen
Not So Fast: Insights from a 1944 War Plan Help Explain Why Invading Taiwan Is a Costly Gamble

Doctrine for Diplomacy: To Remain Relevant, the U.S. State Department Needs a New Statecraft

Dan Spokojny
Doctrine for Diplomacy: To Remain Relevant, the U.S. State Department Needs a New Statecraft

An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part II

David Johnson and Zach Alessi-Friedlander
An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part II

AI, Autonomy, and the Risk of Nuclear War

James Johnson
AI, Autonomy, and the Risk of Nuclear War

Colombia’s New President and the Challenges to the Bilateral Relationship

Andrew Ivey
Colombia’s New President and the Challenges to the Bilateral Relationship

A More United, Better-Armed Opposition Can Bring Democracy to Myanmar

Ye Myo Hein and Lucas Myers
A More United, Better-Armed Opposition Can Bring Democracy to Myanmar

The Sheriff and the Banker? Russia and China in Central Asia

Janko Šćepanović
The Sheriff and the Banker? Russia and China in Central Asia

Too Fragile to Fight: Could the U.S. Military Withstand a War of Attrition?

Conrad Crane
Too Fragile to Fight: Could the U.S. Military Withstand a War of Attrition?

Sweeter Carrots and Harder Sticks: Rethinking U.S. Security Assistance

Jeremy Gwinn
Sweeter Carrots and Harder Sticks: Rethinking U.S. Security Assistance

Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian Resistance

Walter Haynes
Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian Resistance

Lessons from the First Time Russia Accused the United States of Biowarfare

Conrad Crane
Lessons from the First Time Russia Accused the United States of Biowarfare

Are European Navies Ready for High-Intensity Warfare?

Pierre Morcos and Colin Wall
Are European Navies Ready for High-Intensity Warfare?

To Support Democracy in Myanmar, Engage with Ethnic Armed Organizations

Kaitlyn Robinson
To Support Democracy in Myanmar, Engage with Ethnic Armed Organizations

The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare 

Benjamin Arbitter and Kurt Carlson
The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare 

The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

James Barnett and Murtala Rufai
The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

When the War Ended, My Life as a Veteran Began

Brian Mongeau
When the War Ended, My Life as a Veteran Began

The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

Barnett Rubin
The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

Colin Clarke
Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

Kyle Atwell and Paul Bailey
Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

Prosecuting Western and Non-Western Islamic State Fighters

Ayesha Ray
Prosecuting Western and Non-Western Islamic State Fighters

When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

The Road to Damascus Is Paved with Good Intentions

David Adesnik
The Road to Damascus Is Paved with Good Intentions

A Peacetime Army Goes to War

Aaron Edwards
A Peacetime Army Goes to War

War Is on the Rocks

John Mueller
War Is on the Rocks

The Budget (and Fleet) That Might Have Been

Blake Herzinger
The Budget (and Fleet) That Might Have Been

Managed Risks, Managed Expectations: How Far Will Targeted Killing Get the United States in Afghanistan?

Bryce Loidolt
Managed Risks, Managed Expectations: How Far Will Targeted Killing Get the United States in Afghanistan?

The Longest Telegram: A Visionary Blueprint for the Comprehensive Grand Strategy Against China We Need

C. Lee Shea
The Longest Telegram: A Visionary Blueprint for the Comprehensive Grand Strategy Against China We Need

Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians in War

Sahr Muhammedally
Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians in War

Time For A Fully Integrated Dual-Fleet Force Model

Dan Owen
Time For A Fully Integrated Dual-Fleet Force Model

Desert Storm at 30: Aerospace Power and the U.S. Military

David Deptula
Desert Storm at 30: Aerospace Power and the U.S. Military

What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition

Kevin Bilms
What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition

The Post-Conflict Colombian Military Looks for a Development Role

Andrew Ivey
The Post-Conflict Colombian Military Looks for a Development Role

Missionaries From a Strange Land: Veterans and the Society That Sends Them

Áine Josephine Tyrrell and Kori Schake
Missionaries From a Strange Land: Veterans and the Society That Sends Them

Can India Transcend Its Two-Front Challenge?

Sushant Singh
Can India Transcend Its Two-Front Challenge?

No Sure Victory: The Marines New Force Design Plan and the Politics of Implementation

Matthew Fay and Michael A. Hunzeker
No Sure Victory: The Marines New Force Design Plan and the Politics of Implementation

Korean War Economic Mobilization Is More Relevant to the Current Pandemic than World War II

Douglas Bell and Conrad Crane
Korean War Economic Mobilization Is More Relevant to the Current Pandemic than World War II

From Non-Interference to Wolf Warrior: Chinese Foreign Internal Defense

Jimmy Zhang
From Non-Interference to Wolf Warrior: Chinese Foreign Internal Defense

Affordable, Abundant, and Autonomous: The Future of Ground Warfare

Liam Collins and Harrison “Brandon” Morgan
Affordable, Abundant, and Autonomous: The Future of Ground Warfare

The French Archives and the Coming Fight for Declassification

Terrence Peterson
The French Archives and the Coming Fight for Declassification

A Tale of Two Skepticisms: Fighting and Talking with the Taliban During the Obama Years

Barnett Rubin
A Tale of Two Skepticisms: Fighting and Talking with the Taliban During the Obama Years

Mexican Drug Cartels Are Violent — But They’re Not Terrorists

Scott Englund
Mexican Drug Cartels Are Violent — But They’re Not Terrorists

Leaving Afghanistan: Pulling Out without Pulling the Rug Out

Joe Felter
Leaving Afghanistan: Pulling Out without Pulling the Rug Out

From Deception to Attrition: AI and the Changing Face of Warfare

Dumitru Minzarari
From Deception to Attrition: AI and the Changing Face of Warfare

Turkish Public Diplomacy and Operation Peace Spring

Ozlem Kayhan Pusane
Turkish Public Diplomacy and Operation Peace Spring

A New “Good Fence?”: Turkey Should Learn from Israel’s Experience in Lebanon

Dylan Maguire
A New “Good Fence?”: Turkey Should Learn from Israel’s Experience in Lebanon

Insurgency, not War, Is China’s Most Likely Course of Action

John Vrolyk
Insurgency, not War, Is China’s Most Likely Course of Action

The History that Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocide

Ryan Gingeras
The History that Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocide

An “Insider” Memoir That Tells What the Author Learned, Not How Right She Was

Arnold R. Isaacs
An “Insider” Memoir That Tells What the Author Learned, Not How Right She Was

An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

Edward J. Erickson
An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

The Lost Art of Exiting a War

Adam Wunische
The Lost Art of Exiting a War

When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

David Kampf
When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Joshua Rovner
Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Will Artificial Intelligence Imperil Nuclear Deterrence?

Rafael Loss and Joseph Johnson
Will Artificial Intelligence Imperil Nuclear Deterrence?

How Marine Security Cooperation Can Translate into Sea Control

Brian Kerg, Anthony King, and Michael Murray
How Marine Security Cooperation Can Translate into Sea Control

The Great Duality and the Future of the Army: Does Technology Favor the Offensive or Defensive?

Robert Scales
The Great Duality and the Future of the Army: Does Technology Favor the Offensive or Defensive?

The Myth of American Military Dominance

Justin Lynch
The Myth of American Military Dominance

An Interview with Robert Jervis – Reflections on Political Science, Politics, and Policy

Robert Jervis and Francis J. Gavin
An Interview with Robert Jervis – Reflections on Political Science, Politics, and Policy

On Will and War

Douglas A. Ollivant
On Will and War

The United States Needs an Information Warfare Command: A Historical Examination

Conrad Crane
The United States Needs an Information Warfare Command: A Historical Examination

The Terrible Case for Staying in Syria

Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan
The Terrible Case for Staying in Syria

Hope as a Method: Maxwell Taylor and America’s Cold War

Gregory Daddis and Jesse A. Faugstad
Hope as a Method: Maxwell Taylor and America’s Cold War

Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

David Johnson
Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

Sir, Who Am I? An Open Letter to the Incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps

Leo Spaeder
Sir, Who Am I? An Open Letter to the Incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps

A Life Well Lived: The Warlord’s Legacy

John Nagl
A Life Well Lived: The Warlord’s Legacy

Drivers, Decisions, Dilemmas: Understanding the Kashmir Crisis and its Implications

Sameer Lalwani and Emily Tallo
Drivers, Decisions, Dilemmas: Understanding the Kashmir Crisis and its Implications

Debunking the Myths of the War in Afghanistan

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Debunking the Myths of the War in Afghanistan

Coming to Terms with America’s Undeniable Failure in Afghanistan

Jason Dempsey
Coming to Terms with America’s Undeniable Failure in Afghanistan

Lessons From the Long War: The Role of Information in Counter-Insurgency

Zachary Griffiths
Lessons From the Long War: The Role of Information in Counter-Insurgency

For Landpower, Picking the Right Battles is More and More Essential

Conrad Crane
For Landpower, Picking the Right Battles is More and More Essential

So the President Wants Out of Afghanistan: What Happens Next?

Jonathan Schroden
So the President Wants Out of Afghanistan: What Happens Next?

The Enduring Legacy of Reagan’s Drug War in Latin America

Michelle Getchell
The Enduring Legacy of Reagan’s Drug War in Latin America

How Special Ops Can Step It Up

Jonathan Schroden
How Special Ops Can Step It Up

An Army Caught in the Middle Between Luddites, Luminaries, and the Occasional Looney

David Johnson
An Army Caught in the Middle Between Luddites, Luminaries, and the Occasional Looney

Five Years Ago, We Assessed the War in Afghanistan for Congress: How Did We Do?

Jonathan Schroden
Five Years Ago, We Assessed the War in Afghanistan for Congress: How Did We Do?

What We Owe the Vietnam Veterans Who Stayed

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
What We Owe the Vietnam Veterans Who Stayed

Ignorance and Professional Military Education: The Case for Operational Engagement

Thang Tran, Michael Oliveira, Josh Sider, and Leo Blanken
Ignorance and Professional Military Education: The Case for Operational Engagement

Not Yet Openly at War, but Still Mostly at Peace: The Marine Corps’ Roles and Missions in and Around Key Maritime Terrain

Scott Cuomo, Noah Spataro, Jeff Cummings, and Olivia Garard
Not Yet Openly at War, but Still Mostly at Peace: The Marine Corps’ Roles and Missions in and Around Key Maritime Terrain

How the Marines will Help the U.S. Navy and America’s Allies Win the Great Indo-Pacific War of 2025

Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, Noah Spataro, and Jeff Cummings
How the Marines will Help the U.S. Navy and America’s Allies Win the Great Indo-Pacific War of 2025

Tequila and U.S.-Mexican Security Relations

Michael L. Burgoyne and Raúl Benítez Manaut
Tequila and U.S.-Mexican Security Relations

The Sixth Service: What the Reorganization of Special Operations Forces Can Teach Us About Space Force

Alice Hunt Friend and Kaitlyn Johnson
The Sixth Service: What the Reorganization of Special Operations Forces Can Teach Us About Space Force

The Python Problem: Reflections on the War on Terror, 17 Years Later

David A. Brown, Timothy Hoyt, and Craig Whiteside
The Python Problem: Reflections on the War on Terror, 17 Years Later

Prisoners of Idlib: Turkey, Russia, America and the Fate of Syria’s Last Opposition Stronghold

Aaron Stein
Prisoners of Idlib: Turkey, Russia, America and the Fate of Syria’s Last Opposition Stronghold

How the U.S. Military Learned to Learn in World War I: Lessons from the American Expeditionary Forces

Michael Shurkin
How the U.S. Military Learned to Learn in World War I: Lessons from the American Expeditionary Forces

Fragile Loyalties: Soviet Russians between Hitler and Stalin

Johannes Due Enstad
Fragile Loyalties: Soviet Russians between Hitler and Stalin

Save the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute: An Open Letter

WOTR Staff
Save the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute: An Open Letter

The Roadmap to Nowhere: Manbij, Turkey, and America’s Dilemma in Syria

Aaron Stein
The Roadmap to Nowhere: Manbij, Turkey, and America’s Dilemma in Syria

Three Tours, One Unsolvable Riddle: An Airman’s Reflections on Securing the Peace in Afghanistan

Will Selber
Three Tours, One Unsolvable Riddle: An Airman’s Reflections on Securing the Peace in Afghanistan

War in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
War in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Military Logic Behind Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Luke O’Brien and Aaron Stein
The Military Logic Behind Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

You’re Imagining Things: Pop Culture, Warfare, and the Real-Life Lessons of ‘Star Wars’

Erin Simpson
You’re Imagining Things: Pop Culture, Warfare, and the Real-Life Lessons of ‘Star Wars’

A New Blueprint for Competing Below the Threshold: The Joint Concept for Integrated Campaigning  

Phillip Lohaus
A New Blueprint for Competing Below the Threshold: The Joint Concept for Integrated Campaigning  

The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

Monica Duffy Toft
The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

Warfare as Violent Politics: An Integrated Framework for Analyzing Armed Threats

David H. Ucko and Thomas A. Marks
Warfare as Violent Politics: An Integrated Framework for Analyzing Armed Threats

The More Things Change: Explaining Continuity in Defense Strategy

Raphael S. Cohen
The More Things Change: Explaining Continuity in Defense Strategy

America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home

Jonathan Caverley
America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home

Rock the Casbah: Tales of a Female Bomber

Lincoln Krause
Rock the Casbah: Tales of a Female Bomber

America Has High Expectations for India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

Paul Staniland
America Has High Expectations for India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

The Destabilizing Dangers of U.S. Counterterrorism in the Sahel

Nathaniel Powell
The Destabilizing Dangers of U.S. Counterterrorism in the Sahel

An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part II: From 9/11 to Great Power Competition

David Johnson
An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part II: From 9/11 to Great Power Competition

From Marriage of Convenience to Bitter Divorce: The Unraveling Ties Between Hamas and ISIL’s Sinai Affiliate

Michael Shkolnik
From Marriage of Convenience to Bitter Divorce: The Unraveling Ties Between Hamas and ISIL’s Sinai Affiliate

A Familiar Struggle: Connecting Rural Afghans with Their Government

Will Selber
A Familiar Struggle: Connecting Rural Afghans with Their Government

Terrorism Before and During the War on Terror: A Look at the Numbers 

Sean Zeigler and Meagan Smith
Terrorism Before and During the War on Terror: A Look at the Numbers 

Progress and Peril in North Waziristan

Michael Kugelman
Progress and Peril in North Waziristan

Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them

Jonathan Schroden and Julia McQuaid
Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them

For Raqqa to Heal, Prioritize Demining

Kimberly Metcalf
For Raqqa to Heal, Prioritize Demining

Time to Step Back from the War on Terror

Erik Goepner and Trevor Thrall
Time to Step Back from the War on Terror

NATO’s Expanding Military Exercises Are Sending Risky Mixed Messages

Ralph S. Clem
NATO’s Expanding Military Exercises Are Sending Risky Mixed Messages

A Vicious Entanglement, Part IV: If Only the North Vietnamese Had Read Galula

Jon Askonas
A Vicious Entanglement, Part IV: If Only the North Vietnamese Had Read Galula

A Vicious Entanglement, Part III: The Asymmetries of Vietnam

Jon Askonas
A Vicious Entanglement, Part III: The Asymmetries of Vietnam

Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years Later

Scott Cooper
Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years Later

Managing Chaos in an Era of Great Power Competition

Austin Long, Linda Robinson, and Seth G. Jones
Managing Chaos in an Era of Great Power Competition

The Heroic Leader and the Better War from Vietnam to Afghanistan

Jon Askonas
The Heroic Leader and the Better War from Vietnam to Afghanistan

Mission Command and Multi-Domain Battle Don’t Mix

Conrad Crane
Mission Command and Multi-Domain Battle Don’t Mix

Long Ignored: The Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons Against Insurgents

Glenn Cross
Long Ignored: The Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons Against Insurgents

A Deadly Delusion: Were Syria’s Rebels Ever Going to Defeat the Jihadists?

Sam Heller
A Deadly Delusion: Were Syria’s Rebels Ever Going to Defeat the Jihadists?

Scientist-Warrior Geeks: Turning Knowledge Into Power

Lukasz Kamienski
Scientist-Warrior Geeks: Turning Knowledge Into Power

Home and Forward Commands Should Replace the Geographic Combatant Commands

Wilson VornDick
Home and Forward Commands Should Replace the Geographic Combatant Commands

Iran’s Growing Casualty Count in Yemen

Joshua Koontz
Iran’s Growing Casualty Count in Yemen

How to Get Away with Mass Murder: Denying Mass Atrocities in Sri Lanka and Syria

Kate Cronin-Furman
How to Get Away with Mass Murder: Denying Mass Atrocities in Sri Lanka and Syria

No Retreat: The American Legacy in Afghanistan Does Not Have to Be Defeat

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
No Retreat: The American Legacy in Afghanistan Does Not Have to Be Defeat

Echoes of the Past: Syria, Chemical Weapons, and Civilian Targeting

Luke O’Brien
Echoes of the Past: Syria, Chemical Weapons, and Civilian Targeting

Playing Moneyball: The Scouting Report on Light Attack Aircraft

Joel Bier
Playing Moneyball: The Scouting Report on Light Attack Aircraft

Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

The Al-Shayrat Strikes and Escalation Control in Syria

Noel Anderson
The Al-Shayrat Strikes and Escalation Control in Syria

Reassessing Obama’s Legacy of Restraint

Paul Miller
Reassessing Obama’s Legacy of Restraint

“Shoulder-to-Shoulder” No More in Afghanistan?

Matt Dearing and Ahmad Waheed
“Shoulder-to-Shoulder” No More in Afghanistan?

A Vietnam War Reading List, Brought to You by the War Hall

WOTR Staff
A Vietnam War Reading List, Brought to You by the War Hall

Replaced? Security Force Assistance Brigades vs. Special Forces

Tim Ball
Replaced? Security Force Assistance Brigades vs. Special Forces

The Double-Edged Legacy of Obamawar

Rachel Tecott
The Double-Edged Legacy of Obamawar

The Future Soldier: Alone in a Crowd

Conrad Crane
The Future Soldier: Alone in a Crowd

The Wages of War without Strategy, Part I: Clausewitz, Vietnam, and the Roots of Strategic Confusion

Robert Cassidy and Jacqueline Tame
The Wages of War without Strategy, Part I: Clausewitz, Vietnam, and the Roots of Strategic Confusion

The War on the Rocks 2016 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The War on the Rocks 2016 Holiday Reading List

This Won’t Look Like Winning: A Sensible Path for Trump’s Syria Policy

Sam Heller
This Won’t Look Like Winning: A Sensible Path for Trump’s Syria Policy

Afghanistan will be the Trump Administration’s First Foreign Policy Crisis

Jonathan Schroden
Afghanistan will be the Trump Administration’s First Foreign Policy Crisis

Waking Up to the Truth About the Sunni Awakening

Nicholas J. Kramer
Waking Up to the Truth About the Sunni Awakening

Phases of War and the Iraq Experience

Kevin Shi and Paul Scharre
Phases of War and the Iraq Experience

Five Reasons Washington Should Rethink Selling Warplanes to Nigeria

Matthew Page
Five Reasons Washington Should Rethink Selling Warplanes to Nigeria

War and The Treacheries of Taxonomy

Tim Feist
War and The Treacheries of Taxonomy

On Campaign Plan Phasing: Six-Phase or Unconstrained?

David Maxwell
On Campaign Plan Phasing: Six-Phase or Unconstrained?

The Democratization of Airpower: The Insurgent and the Drone

T.X. Hammes
The Democratization of Airpower: The Insurgent and the Drone

Losing the Peace is Still Losing

Paul Scharre
Losing the Peace is Still Losing

Elusive Victories: How Counterterrorism Campaigns Can Link Back Up with Strategy

Walter Haynes
Elusive Victories: How Counterterrorism Campaigns Can Link Back Up with Strategy

The Misadventures of Russia and the United States in Syria: Complete Strategy Implosion Edition

Michael Kofman
The Misadventures of Russia and the United States in Syria: Complete Strategy Implosion Edition

Note to Futurists: The Maximum Effective Range of a Prediction is 20 Years

Conrad Crane
Note to Futurists: The Maximum Effective Range of a Prediction is 20 Years

Unconventional Warfare is Not the Answer to Your Problem

Andrea Filozof
Unconventional Warfare is Not the Answer to Your Problem

Targeted Killing: Thinking Through the Logic

Rachel Tecott
Targeted Killing: Thinking Through the Logic

What Coup-Proofing Will Do to Turkey’s Military: Lessons From Five Countries

Danny Orbach
What Coup-Proofing Will Do to Turkey’s Military: Lessons From Five Countries

Charting Boko Haram’s Rapid Decline

Nathaniel Allen
Charting Boko Haram’s Rapid Decline

The Post-Coup Purge of Turkey’s Air Force

Mike Benitez and Aaron Stein
The Post-Coup Purge of Turkey’s Air Force

I Saw the Future of Defense in California, And It’s Coming to a University Near You

Ryan Evans
I Saw the Future of Defense in California, And It’s Coming to a University Near You

How Does Jihadism End? Choosing Between Forever War and Nation Building

Paul Miller
How Does Jihadism End? Choosing Between Forever War and Nation Building

This is How Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Could Get Bogged Down

Aaron Stein
This is How Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Could Get Bogged Down

West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

Alex Mello and Michael Knights
West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

When Intervention Works: The Instructive Case of Sierra Leone

David H. Ucko
When Intervention Works: The Instructive Case of Sierra Leone

Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Middle East Undone

Cyrus Malik
Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Middle East Undone

South Sudan and the Perils of America’s Peacekeeping Policy

David H. Ucko
South Sudan and the Perils of America’s Peacekeeping Policy

Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Civil Wars in Syria and Iraq

Cyrus Malik
Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Civil Wars in Syria and Iraq

Churchill and Ireland: The British Bulldog’s Complicated Relationship with the Emerald Isle

Timothy Hoyt
Churchill and Ireland: The British Bulldog’s Complicated Relationship with the Emerald Isle

When the Islamic State is Gone, What Comes Next?

Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson
When the Islamic State is Gone, What Comes Next?

Germany Takes a Steely Look at the World

Sebastian Bruns
Germany Takes a Steely Look at the World

The Doctrine of Military Change: How the US Army Evolves

Luke O’Brien
The Doctrine of Military Change: How the US Army Evolves

Lessons from the Winter War: Frozen Grit and Finland’s Fabian Defense

Iskander Rehman
Lessons from the Winter War: Frozen Grit and Finland’s Fabian Defense

If I Were President…

Tim Kane
If I Were President…

For the U.S. Army, It’s Not About the Story

Nadia Schadlow
For the U.S. Army, It’s Not About the Story

The Myth of High-Threat Close Air Support

Mike Pietrucha
The Myth of High-Threat Close Air Support

How Afghanistan Distorted Close Air Support and Why it Matters

Mike Benitez
How Afghanistan Distorted Close Air Support and Why it Matters

America in the Looking Glass: All Questions and No Answers in Iraq and Afghanistan

Frank Hoffman
America in the Looking Glass: All Questions and No Answers in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Biggest Hurdles to the Future Army We Need

Conrad Crane
The Biggest Hurdles to the Future Army We Need

Civilian Lives and the Fate of Campaigns

Christopher Kolenda
Civilian Lives and the Fate of Campaigns

Au Revoir QDR

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Au Revoir QDR

The Price of Admission: Understanding the Value of Stealth

Josh Wiitala
The Price of Admission: Understanding the Value of Stealth

What Next for the Army? In Defense of Proponency by Componency

Michael N. Clancy and Zac Delwiche
What Next for the Army? In Defense of Proponency by Componency

Revisiting Train-and-Equip in Syria to Clear the Manbij Pocket

Andrea Taylor and Aaron Stein
Revisiting Train-and-Equip in Syria to Clear the Manbij Pocket

Killing the Emir: What We Know About the Strike that Killed Mansour and What It Says About Pakistan and the Taliban

Sameer Lalwani
Killing the Emir: What We Know About the Strike that Killed Mansour and What It Says About Pakistan and the Taliban

Why Unloading Wide Area Security Operations on the Reserve Component Will Not Work

James King
Why Unloading Wide Area Security Operations on the Reserve Component Will Not Work

Knock-on-the-Roof: The U.S. Air Force’s New Tactic

Elad Popovich
Knock-on-the-Roof: The U.S. Air Force’s New Tactic

Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

David Johnson and John Gordon IV
Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Is a National Security Threat

Radha Iyengar
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Is a National Security Threat

Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

Kenny Sholes
Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

Don’t Let the Tyranny of Jointness Rule the Indo-Pacific

Steven Wills
Don’t Let the Tyranny of Jointness Rule the Indo-Pacific

The Syrian Civil War and the End of Turkey’s Liberal Dream

Selim Koru
The Syrian Civil War and the End of Turkey’s Liberal Dream

Radically Rethinking NATO and the Future of European Security

Job C. Henning and Douglas A. Ollivant
Radically Rethinking NATO and the Future of European Security

Kurdish Militants and Turkey’s New Urban Insurgency

Aaron Stein
Kurdish Militants and Turkey’s New Urban Insurgency

The Weight of the Punch: British Ambition and Power

Patrick Porter
The Weight of the Punch: British Ambition and Power

This is your Jihad on Drugs

Paul Kan
This is your Jihad on Drugs

Treating the Islamic State as a State

Mike Pietrucha
Treating the Islamic State as a State

Setting the Stage for the Future of the Army

Rickey E. Smith
Setting the Stage for the Future of the Army

7 Issues the Future of the Army Commission Should Have Spent More Time On

Conrad Crane
7 Issues the Future of the Army Commission Should Have Spent More Time On

The Moral Hazard of the Fight Against the Islamic State in Iraq

Craig Whiteside
The Moral Hazard of the Fight Against the Islamic State in Iraq

Five Costs of Military Innovation

Lena Andrews and Julia Macdonald
Five Costs of Military Innovation

Just Following Orders: Leadership Lessons from Argentina’s “Dirty War”

Jared Wilhelm
Just Following Orders: Leadership Lessons from Argentina’s “Dirty War”

Carnage and Connectivity: How Our Pursuit of Fun Wars Brought the Wars Home

David Betz
Carnage and Connectivity: How Our Pursuit of Fun Wars Brought the Wars Home

Ignoring the Army’s Recent Past Will Not Help it Win Future Wars

Andrew Hill
Ignoring the Army’s Recent Past Will Not Help it Win Future Wars

There is Still Hope for the U.S. Relationship with Pakistan

Lisa Curtis
There is Still Hope for the U.S. Relationship with Pakistan

From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America Was Seduced by the “Easy War”

Sebastian J. Bae
From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America Was Seduced by the “Easy War”

The Gulf War’s Anniversary: Reflections on 25 Years of U.S. Military Involvement in the Middle East

Jeffrey D. McCausland
The Gulf War’s Anniversary: Reflections on 25 Years of U.S. Military Involvement in the Middle East

Southern France’s Bloody Past: Six Lessons from a Forgotten Crusade

Iskander Rehman
Southern France’s Bloody Past: Six Lessons from a Forgotten Crusade

Wars of Ideas: From the Taliban to the Islamic State

Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson
Wars of Ideas: From the Taliban to the Islamic State

The Seven Deadly Sins of Russia Analysis

Michael Kofman
The Seven Deadly Sins of Russia Analysis

5 Questions on the Islamic State for GOP Presidential Candidates

Clint Watts
5 Questions on the Islamic State for GOP Presidential Candidates

Ash Carter: The Interview

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Ryan Evans
Ash Carter: The Interview

The Myth of the $43-Million Gas Station in Afghanistan

Jeff Goodson
The Myth of the $43-Million Gas Station in Afghanistan

The SOCOM Commander’s Reading List

WOTR Staff
The SOCOM Commander’s Reading List

Armstrong, Iyengar, and Schadlow Join the WOTR Editorial Family

Ryan Evans
Armstrong, Iyengar, and Schadlow Join the WOTR Editorial Family

The Next Task Force Smith: The Danger of Arbitrary Headquarters Reductions

Conrad Crane and John Bonin
The Next Task Force Smith: The Danger of Arbitrary Headquarters Reductions

Weekend Reading: October 24–25 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: October 24–25 Edition

Nobody Expects the Islamic State

Craig Whiteside
Nobody Expects the Islamic State

Why is America Tactically Terrific but Strategically Slipshod?

Keith Nightingale
Why is America Tactically Terrific but Strategically Slipshod?

We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

Kyleanne Hunter
We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

Extreme Makeover, Jihadist Edition: Al-Qaeda’s Rebranding Campaign

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr
Extreme Makeover, Jihadist Edition: Al-Qaeda’s Rebranding Campaign

Scholars Help Policymakers Know Their Tools

Dan Reiter
Scholars Help Policymakers Know Their Tools

The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

James Joyner
The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

Why the New Syrian Army Failed: Washington and Unconventional Warfare

David Maxwell
Why the New Syrian Army Failed: Washington and Unconventional Warfare

Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future

Paul Scharre
Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future

What the Army needs to do to Win

Michael Jacobson
What the Army needs to do to Win

The Islamic State Comes to Russia?

Elena Pokalova
The Islamic State Comes to Russia?

The Ghosts of Srebrenica: Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict

Butch Bracknell
The Ghosts of Srebrenica: Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict

Organizational Friction and the Team of Teams Approach in Afghanistan

Todd Greentree
Organizational Friction and the Team of Teams Approach in Afghanistan

Weekend Reading, June 26-28 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading, June 26-28 Edition

So You Want to Be an Indian Armed Forces Expert?

Shashank Joshi
So You Want to Be an Indian Armed Forces Expert?

Bad Guys Know What Works: Asymmetric Warfare and the Third Offset

Benjamin Locks
Bad Guys Know What Works: Asymmetric Warfare and the Third Offset

The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia

Thomas Bickford and Albert Willner
The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia

Kill Ibrahim? The Pros and Cons of Targeting ISIL’s Leadership

Benjamin Runkle
Kill Ibrahim? The Pros and Cons of Targeting ISIL’s Leadership

“Just the Facts” on Afghanistan Doesn’t Tell the Story

George Vlachonikolis
“Just the Facts” on Afghanistan Doesn’t Tell the Story

Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed Energy

Jason Ellis
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed Energy

Groundhog Day in U.S.-Pakistan Relations

C. Christine Fair
Groundhog Day in U.S.-Pakistan Relations

America Did Hybrid Warfare Too

Todd Greentree
America Did Hybrid Warfare Too

Through a Broken Window Darkly: A False Vision of Foreign Policy

Peter Munson
Through a Broken Window Darkly: A False Vision of Foreign Policy

A Better Afghan Strategy: Lose the Timeline

Jason Campbell
A Better Afghan Strategy: Lose the Timeline

The Bush Wars: Ellis on America Fighting in the Philippines

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on America Fighting in the Philippines

Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

David Johnson
Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

The Seductiveness of Special Ops?

Michael Noonan
The Seductiveness of Special Ops?

Reading Galula in Afghanistan

John Ford
Reading Galula in Afghanistan

The Strategy of Savagery: Explaining the Islamic State

David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith
The Strategy of Savagery: Explaining the Islamic State

Nigerian President to U.S. Government: Send Silver Bullets

Alice Hunt Friend
Nigerian President to U.S. Government: Send Silver Bullets

Dr. Dave’s Hypothetical Institute for the Advanced Study of Stupid Shit

David Betz
Dr. Dave’s Hypothetical Institute for the Advanced Study of Stupid Shit

A New and Necessary Acronym for NATO

John R. Deni
A New and Necessary Acronym for NATO

An Admiral in the Storm: Stavridis on Leadership and Civility

Ryan Evans
An Admiral in the Storm: Stavridis on Leadership and Civility

Besting Boko Haram

Alice Hunt Friend
Besting Boko Haram

Counterbureacracy and Lawfare: The Question of Torture in the War on Terror

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
Counterbureacracy and Lawfare: The Question of Torture in the War on Terror

The War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List

The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Jerry Meyerle
The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Weekend Reading: December 5-7

Chris Dehn
Weekend Reading: December 5-7

(W)Archives: World War I and the “Lesser Included Threat”

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: World War I and the “Lesser Included Threat”

The British War Movie America Needs

T.S. Allen
The British War Movie America Needs

Don’t Exclude Women from Combat Units Because of Cohesion

Robert Egnell
Don’t Exclude Women from Combat Units Because of Cohesion

Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

Dan Madden, Dick Hoffmann, Michael W. Johnson, Fred T. Krawchuk, John E. Peters, Linda Robinson, and Abby Doll
Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

Weekend Reading: November 14-16

John Waters
Weekend Reading: November 14-16

The Cold War Offset Strategy: Origins and Relevance

Robert Tomes
The Cold War Offset Strategy: Origins and Relevance

War, Interrupted, Part I: The Roots of the Jihadist Resurgence in Iraq

Craig Whiteside
War, Interrupted, Part I: The Roots of the Jihadist Resurgence in Iraq

Finding Strategic Man

Daniel Steed
Finding Strategic Man

Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: A Matter of Control

Adam Elkus and Nick Prime
Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: A Matter of Control

No, containing ISIL is not “good enough”

Brad Taylor
No, containing ISIL is not “good enough”

The Anti-ISIL strategy: Let’s whack another mole and hope it’s the last

Robert Egnell
The Anti-ISIL strategy: Let’s whack another mole and hope it’s the last

ISIL Is Contained And That Should Be Good Enough

Christopher Bolan
ISIL Is Contained And That Should Be Good Enough

ISIL: Does the US understand the kind of war it is fighting?

Jonathan Lord
ISIL: Does the US understand the kind of war it is fighting?

Don’t Focus on Civilian Casualties

Robert Goldich
Don’t Focus on Civilian Casualties

Carry On Empathizing: The ISIS Crisis and Western Political Thought

David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith
Carry On Empathizing: The ISIS Crisis and Western Political Thought

Observations on the Long War

Conrad Crane
Observations on the Long War

Obama Shouldn’t Lose His Cool Over the Islamic State

Craig Whiteside
Obama Shouldn’t Lose His Cool Over the Islamic State

Stopping a New Class of Militants

Jack Miller
Stopping a New Class of Militants

Bringing it all back home: The roots of militarized policing

William Rosenau
Bringing it all back home: The roots of militarized policing

The Great War: Myths about Myths

John T. Kuehn
The Great War: Myths about Myths

Best Warrior Memoirs

WOTR Staff
Best Warrior Memoirs

Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Michael Kugelman
Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Pakistan: Did the Right Enemy Know Where Bin Laden Was?

C. Christine Fair
Pakistan: Did the Right Enemy Know Where Bin Laden Was?

Strategy: Does the Center of Gravity Have Value?

John Haines
Strategy: Does the Center of Gravity Have Value?

Iraq and Longing for Vietnam

Gregory Daddis
Iraq and Longing for Vietnam

Judging Jim Gant: Violence and Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Isaac Baruffi
Judging Jim Gant: Violence and Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Planning for the Last Peace?

B.J. Armstrong
Planning for the Last Peace?

Inside the Collapse of the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Division

Yasir Abbas and Dan Trombly
Inside the Collapse of the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Division

Iraq and the City of Man

Peter Munson
Iraq and the City of Man

Hacking Defense: Changing How DoD Innovates

Adam Jay Harrison and Stephen Rodriguez
Hacking Defense: Changing How DoD Innovates

Johnnie Red in Helmand

Ryan Evans
Johnnie Red in Helmand

Less than 10K in the Graveyard of Empires

Thomas Lynch
Less than 10K in the Graveyard of Empires

Ukraine: Russia’s Reactionaries Have a Plan

Jack Mulcaire
Ukraine: Russia’s Reactionaries Have a Plan

Iraq and the Fall of Saigon

Robert Killebrew
Iraq and the Fall of Saigon

Understanding the Marine Corps’ Special Operators

Billy Birdzell
Understanding the Marine Corps’ Special Operators

Photographs of the Dead in War

Marc Tyrrell
Photographs of the Dead in War

Intelligence at the End of Empire

Mark Stout
Intelligence at the End of Empire

American Amnesia In The Afghan War

Jacob Rozich
American Amnesia In The Afghan War

An Incompetent War: Britain in Helmand

George Vlachonikolis
An Incompetent War: Britain in Helmand

The Trouble with Turkey’s Drones

Aaron Stein
The Trouble with Turkey’s Drones

“Small is Beautiful”: El Salvador’s Lessons and Non-Lessons for the Indirect Approach

David H. Ucko
“Small is Beautiful”: El Salvador’s Lessons and Non-Lessons for the Indirect Approach

5 Questions with Dave Dilegge on Small Wars and COIN Cocktails

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Dave Dilegge on Small Wars and COIN Cocktails

Afghanistan Needs the Terps to Stay

Ryan Evans
Afghanistan Needs the Terps to Stay

Afghanistan and the Colonel Kurtz Effect

Kathleen J. McInnis
Afghanistan and the Colonel Kurtz Effect

Democracy in Iraq: The American Military’s Kobayashi Maru

Stanley J. Wiechnik
Democracy in Iraq: The American Military’s Kobayashi Maru

Gardening in a “Barren” Officer Corps

B.J. Armstrong
Gardening in a “Barren” Officer Corps

Introducing The Art of War

Kathleen J. McInnis
Introducing The Art of War

Taking a Spoon to a Gunfight

David Maxwell
Taking a Spoon to a Gunfight

PODCAST: Bourbon with a splash of counter-insurgency

Ryan Evans, Douglas A. Ollivant, and David H. Ucko
PODCAST: Bourbon with a splash of counter-insurgency

Russian Aggression is a Predictable Result of Bad Western Policy

Jeremy Kotkin
Russian Aggression is a Predictable Result of Bad Western Policy

General Dempsey’s Priorities

Ryan Evans
General Dempsey’s Priorities

What Does “Small Footprint” Really Mean?

Jonathan Schroden
What Does “Small Footprint” Really Mean?

The Pernicious Effects of Uncertainty in Afghanistan

Jason Campbell
The Pernicious Effects of Uncertainty in Afghanistan

Let’s Slow Roll Any Moves Toward Crimean War II

Mark Safranski
Let’s Slow Roll Any Moves Toward Crimean War II

Winning the Third War in Pakistan

Jason Turse
Winning the Third War in Pakistan

The Civil-Military Bridge, Part 1: Simplification and Shorthand Abstractions

ML Cavanaugh
The Civil-Military Bridge, Part 1: Simplification and Shorthand Abstractions

Conservative Internationalism in American Foreign Policy

Ionut Popescu
Conservative Internationalism in American Foreign Policy

A Professional to his Fingertips

Robert Goldich
A Professional to his Fingertips

Learning Large Lessons from Small Wars

Frank Hoffman
Learning Large Lessons from Small Wars

No COIN for You? The Most Stagnant Debate in Strategic Studies

Brett Friedman
No COIN for You? The Most Stagnant Debate in Strategic Studies

Enable the Warrior-Diplomat

Karl Kadon
Enable the Warrior-Diplomat

Front Row Seat: Watching COIN Fail in Afghanistan

Evan Munsing
Front Row Seat: Watching COIN Fail in Afghanistan

Failure to Learn: Reflections on a Career in the Post-Vietnam Army

David Johnson
Failure to Learn: Reflections on a Career in the Post-Vietnam Army

Gates: A Realist in an Idealist World

Sean Kay
Gates: A Realist in an Idealist World

Weekend Reading: January 17-19

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: January 17-19

The Odd Sheikh Out: A Complex Problem

Adam Elkus
The Odd Sheikh Out: A Complex Problem

Five Questions with Steven Metz on U.S. Landpower

John Amble
Five Questions with Steven Metz on U.S. Landpower

Odierno’s Reading List

Lauren Katzenberg
Odierno’s Reading List

Rosy Assumptions: U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Post-2014

Ryan Evans
Rosy Assumptions: U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Post-2014

The Army Needs a Better Argument

Kori Schake
The Army Needs a Better Argument

General Kayani and U.S.-Pakistani Relations, 2007-2013

Thomas Lynch
General Kayani and U.S.-Pakistani Relations, 2007-2013

Getting the Asia Pivot Right

Sean Kay
Getting the Asia Pivot Right

General Kayani’s Legacy: Trying to Get Pakistan’s House in Order

Stephen Tankel
General Kayani’s Legacy: Trying to Get Pakistan’s House in Order

Threats and the Words We Use: A Thought Experiment

David Maxwell
Threats and the Words We Use: A Thought Experiment

Tuppence for your COIN Thoughts

Frank Hoffman
Tuppence for your COIN Thoughts

The Hudson Center for American Sea Power: An Interview with Bryan McGrath

Ryan Evans
The Hudson Center for American Sea Power: An Interview with Bryan McGrath

5 Reasons We Don’t Have Good Strategic Thought about Cyber

Mark Stout
5 Reasons We Don’t Have Good Strategic Thought about Cyber

Flipping the COIN

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Flipping the COIN

This is How We’ll Defeat Al-Qaeda

John Amble
This is How We’ll Defeat Al-Qaeda

The Pentagon is Not Adapting

Robert Haddick
The Pentagon is Not Adapting

Keeping Score in the War on al Qaeda

Stephen Tankel
Keeping Score in the War on al Qaeda

Weekend Reading, Sept 27-29

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading, Sept 27-29

How To Improve U.S. National Security Strategies

John Collins
How To Improve U.S. National Security Strategies

Jaw-Jaw and War-War in Pakistan

Stephen Tankel
Jaw-Jaw and War-War in Pakistan

Blowtorch Bob: An Instrument of the Cold War State

William Rosenau
Blowtorch Bob: An Instrument of the Cold War State

The Warlord on Special Operations Forces

John Collins
The Warlord on Special Operations Forces

A Look in the Mirror

Frank Hoffman
A Look in the Mirror

On Cats and Coalitions

Kathleen J. McInnis
On Cats and Coalitions

Preparing to handle Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Al Mauroni
Preparing to handle Syria’s Chemical Weapons

The Doctor and the Anthropologist

Thomas Rid
The Doctor and the Anthropologist

Unconventional Warfare Does Not Belong to Special Forces

David Maxwell
Unconventional Warfare Does Not Belong to Special Forces

Primer on Losing

Frank Hoffman
Primer on Losing

Let Strategy Drive Procurement

T.X. Hammes
Let Strategy Drive Procurement

Talking to the Taliban? Hold on a second…

Ryan Evans
Talking to the Taliban? Hold on a second…

Commitment in Afghanistan’s Darkest District: “Everybody knows about 2014”

Karl Kadon
Commitment in Afghanistan’s Darkest District: “Everybody knows about 2014”

On Rue’s Modernization and Readiness

Frank Hoffman
On Rue’s Modernization and Readiness

The 1980 Coup and a Slow Transition: The Real Turkish Model for Egypt?

Ryan Evans
The 1980 Coup and a Slow Transition: The Real Turkish Model for Egypt?

Contrasting Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict

Frank Hoffman
Contrasting Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict

Contributors

Ryan Evans
Contributors